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Back to Athens airport via the tiny Naxos airport. Once in Athens we had a five hour layover that let me do many blogs. Originally we had a 2 hour layover which given our previous mad rush we decided to extend the time. A bit. We really don’t know why but we got access toContinue reading “Rhodes: Not the college which should still be called SAM—(so few will get this title but Happy 40th reunion to our old SAM buddies)”

We came up with a brilliant idea….cancel our day trip to Santorini and instead take a ferry to Koufonisia for the night then on to Santorini the next day, returning to Naxos that evening. Ano Koufonisia turned out to be a spectacular island but sadly the Santorini ferry was delayed and our trip there hadContinue reading “Koufonisia Islands: Winner of best beach award!”

When Brant planned the trip he was very worried about a 2hour connection as we had to claim our luggage and move it to another airline. We did not realize it was 2 different airlines initially. SO of course, everything went wrong. The first flight was about 45 minutes late. Sadly the luggage was alsoContinue reading “Naxos: Home of the former ruler of mankind”

Warning: It’s a long story but we are here at the airport for 5 hours and lets just sayI am happy I have knitting, a blog, a sketchbook and all the wine I want (actually we aren’t sure why we have that but we are not complaining). So be prepared, it’s a great time toContinue reading “After a brief detour on to Olympia: For the glory of Zeus…”

It’s important to keep Siri and Miss Waze on their toes! Neither thinks we have a good sense of direction but I think they have gotten used to us looking for the nearest beach. Neither has been a starlet with directions as they sometimes tell us to to turn left over a cliff. I toldContinue reading “Olympia to Delphi: They knew we were coming”

WARNING; THE CONTENTS OF THE NEXT FEW POSTS MAY GET A BIT TEDIOUS. IT SEEMS WE OFTEN FORGET WHAT WE DID ON OUR MANY TRIPS AND USING THIS TO TRY TO RECALL IT IN A PLEASANT WAY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SKIM THROUGH AND Just CHECK OUT THE PRETTY PICS. And if that gets tedious,Continue reading “Athens to Monemvasio:”

We spent 4 nights in Alonissos and wish we could have been there another 4—maybe 40. This says a lot as we lost our electricity twice (hence explaining the many candles in the home) it had a shower that was basically just a shower head in the bathroom ceiling with a drain in the centerContinue reading “Alonissos to Skiathos: Do not drink and blog, it causes you to hit publish before adding pics…..new and improved with pics”

An easy drive to Volos (well it was easy for me) where we stayed in a nice hotel on the ocean hosting a medical conference. Could definitely spot those docs—busy on their phones and dressed conservatively—intermittently meeting up with the poolside family. Asked a 5 year old Greek girl how the pool was and inContinue reading “Kalambaka to Volos to Alonissos: AGAIN, NEW AND IMPROVED WITH PICS (sorry)”

Down the mountain once again, SIri had had it with us at this point—telling us to turn left through guardrails on steep mountain passes and routing us through wall scraping paths into cobblestoned towns where it becomes unclear if you are on a road or in someone’s outdoor market. No one yelled at us soContinue reading “Delphi to Kalambaka: NEW AND IMPROVED WITH PICS (SORRY)”

I was sad to leave the ocean but Brant once again picked the perfect place in the mountains. The roads became increasingly more narrow until we were driving on cobblestones and realized we were in the middle of the town square which apparently is okay to do here…at least I think those were friendly wavesContinue reading “Monemvasio to Mystras: Spielberg should make a film here”

It was an easy 1.5 hour flight from Istanbul to Athens with a tasty lunch included. (Note I said lunch was included). A nice cab driver took us to our apartment In Athens. He was shocked that I knew what avogolemono soup is, but he told me it was “mama food” and should not beContinue reading “Athens, Not Georgia”

After saying good bye to Maris we headed to Istanbul. The more we visit Brooklyn the more we like it. We talked about how New York truly has a little bit of every country. While its a very pricey place to live you never really need to travel because everything is in New York. SoContinue reading “Bye Bye!”

Our property in Baja Sur has many gnarled sprawling trees that we were told were wild plums. In fact they are called cyrtocarpus edulis and really are not a plum at all. Sadly many have been bulldozed away in Baja Sur but the former owners of our home kept them and in fact called theContinue reading “Plum Happy”

Well I had this great idea to put 2 photos side by side so that you could see our before and after photos of our new place, but after excessive research learned that I can no longer do that without upgrading to premium. Sorry, but you will just have to do twice as much scrolling.Continue reading “Before and after”

I keep thinking we are going to do posts about the uniqueness of where we are living here in Mexico. Somehow we keep managing to take a trip to some terrific place. It is wonderful to be able to do both. We spent a couple of weeks on the East Coast this time. Just 5.5Continue reading “Back in the US (not SR)……”

After many years of visiting the Baja during months too hot to do much other than swim, snorkel, paddle, SUP, or sip a margarita, we are finally here at a time that is perfect for exploring the many miles of trails here. Most are shared with mountain bikers….who in fact I believe are the onesContinue reading “A Few of My Favorite Hikes…..”

After a great visit with friends from Virginia, we decided we might as well grab a flight if we were at the airport. We chose Mexico City. Given our quick decision, we did little research. Very quickly we realized that the city would require many visits to fully explore. Brant loves ruins (I do tooContinue reading “Yes it is a very big city:”

Several years ago we went to the “waterfalls”. It was a mere trickle though a fun ride so was shocked by the changes made by a big storm and a bit more water. This arroyo is less than a five minute ride from our home. It is a well traveled arroyo with dozens of choicesContinue reading “Waterfalls by ATV: It’s about the Journey”

I take an absurd number of bird photos and I am not sure why. I worried we would not have enough birds on our propertyas I loved feeding the birds back in Shingle Springs (so glad the new owner is a birdwatcher). Now I worry that I am not keeping up to the seed supply.Continue reading “The Birds”